It looks like there is evidence that centralized control in education is starting to suck the fun out being a teacher. Many are leaving the profession, and fewer are enrolling in teaching programs. This is thought provoking commentary.
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How do each of us become a better person? Here are the thoughts of one man who has taken on the task himself and begun to plot a path.
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For one college professor, the degree to which American students are uninformed about the major faiths of the world is a problem worth solving and he makes a case adding the study of religion into the public curriculum.
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Politics, regulations, and the volatility of Bakken oil aside, we must never forget that what we’re pumping out of the ground in Western North Dakota can change lives in an instant. As stewards of this resource, we must be constantly vigilant. Here is your reminder why. The link below will take you out to Mr.
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As the owner of ASK Fitness, I’m writing to express my support for the Minot Aquatics and Recreation Center.
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In Iceland, the government is going out of its way to protect the rights of mythical creatures. Here in North Dakota, we’re still working on protecting the rights of real, live people.
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Minot has a problem. If you haven’t noticed, downtown Minot is being overrun by new restaurants. What’s even worse, many of these new restaurants are moving into old, rundown buildings and improving them; the gall it must take. And what’s more, these new restaurants are creating innovative menus that include items that aren’t cheeseburgers. It
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Minot Daily News Editor David Rupkalvis weighs in on an important Minot issue with a unique perspective. This is something you should read. You may need a Facebook account to read this story.
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One of the hardest things for The Minot Voice editorial board to reconcile with our support of the MARC project is the introduction of the Park District as an operator in marketplaces that have traditionally been the domain of private business. Minot has several privately owned health and fitness clubs, we have a hotel that
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If you haven’t yet heard of Paramount Sports, you should take a minute to acquaint yourself with this KX News story or here on Facebook. They’re an in-development business concept that at first glance looks very similar to what the Park District is proposing with the MARC. And though there are some similarities, there is
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The culture of constant news has created an environment and an incentive for media outlets to reach for conclusion and judgement prior to having all the facts. It is an unhealthy trend.
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The Bismarck Tribune weighs in on the debate over where to put our oil field waste. We can’t be pro-oil development, pro-modern conveniences of abundant energy and take a ‘not in my backyard’ attitude.
Read & Share sourced from: Bismarck TribuneThere’s something to be said for the parenting styles of old, where children were allowed to run a bit more freely and fail a bit more often. North Dakota is a place of families and kids, but the devils advocate may warn of obsessing too much.
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Rob Port at Say Anything Blog isn’t yet sold on the MARC proposal.
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A resident left-leaner writing at Say Anything Blog.com calls for a more rational dialogue about the environment and less ideological rhetoric.
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The Minot Voice has featured commentary from Mike Rowe in the past, and we'll no doubt continue to do so in the future. Today he writes on the true meaning and danger of that old adage, 'just be yourself.'
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